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NVIDIA has quietly rolled out a custom version of Cursor (the AI-first code editor from Anysphere) to all 30,000 of its engineers.
The result?
- 3× more code produced per engineer
- Bug rate stayed exactly the same as before the AI rollout
This is one of the largest real-world deployments of generative AI in professional software development to date.
Why This Matters
NVIDIA writes extremely mission-critical code:
- GPU drivers
- CUDA
- DLSS
- AI training/inference stack
The fact they’re comfortable tripling output while keeping bug rates flat shows they’ve built serious guardrails (heavy automated testing, code review policies, internal fine-tuning of the model, etc.).
NVIDIA has actually been doing this quietly for a while:
- A dedicated supercomputer has been training and improving DLSS for years
- Internal AI tools already help with chip design (leading to 25 % smaller dies in some cases)
Now they’ve taken the same approach to everyday software engineering.
Bottom Line for Gamers & PC Users
Better, faster driver updates
Faster DLSS improvements
More stable CUDA features
Potentially quicker fixes for bugs you report
In short: the same NVIDIA quality, but delivered much faster.
This is probably the most impressive real-world proof yet that generative AI can massively boost productivity in high-stakes environments — when done right.
Sources:
HardwareLuxx, NVIDIA internal briefing, Anysphere (Cursor), VideoCardz, Tom’s Hardware
